Freon and oxygen (5)

I believe the answer is:

gases

(Other definitions for gases that I've seen before include "Eg, oxygen, helium" , "Neon, oxygen, etc" , "Cruelly kills" , "Compressible fluids" , "Hydrogen and carbon monoxide, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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